[BC] TV Weather

[Gary Glaenzer]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] TV Weather


> ------ At 09:04 AM 1/21/2008, Cowboy wrote: -------
>
> >  Do viewers other than me, really want to hear/see the worst
> >  of the worst possibility that hasn't happened yet, or to
> >  know what is ?
>
> Remember that TV weatherpeople have long been used as the station
> clown. A few actual meteorologists kept their respectability.
>
> "Wind Chill" is my favorite. A real meteorologist once told me that
> wind chill is based on the perceived temperature on a naked person in
> the cold. The wind chill will vary depending on the type of clothing
> you're wearing. I never recall seeing Al Roker or Willard Scott butt
> nekkid sampling the wind chill.
>

how about the clueless types that insist that wind-chill applies to inanimate objects:
'The overnight temperature will be 8 degrees, but wind chill will be 24 below tonight, so
your car may have problems starting tomorrow'   ????